Hurricane Matthew was a Category 4 on Thursday morning, and it could strengthen even more before it reaches Florida. In all likelihood, Matthew will scrape along the coast as a Category 4 with sustained winds of 145 mph. The hurricane’s first rain bands were reaching south Florida on Thursday morning, and the eye was less than 200 miles southeast of Miami. Hurricane conditions will begin on the Florida coast starting Thursday afternoon on the southern coast and will last into Friday night toward the northern end of the state. Hurricane Matthew has ripped the shingles off roofs and toppled palm trees in Nassau, where wind gusts climbed toward 100 mph.

Source: Washington Post October 06, 2016 15:02 UTC